The word “Seminole” is derived from the Muscogean word simanó-li, or “runaway,” reflecting a common heritage, as Upper Creeks from Alabama,…
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The horse was once as essential to Western life as the six-gun, and breaking horses was once a necessary skill,…
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Books Buffalo Bill: Scout, Showman, Visionary (2010, by Steve Friesen) This is my biography of William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody,…
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The California Gold Rush. The very words evoked the strong reaction of an American populace driven by adventure and a…
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Fresh from robbing the Deadwood Stagecoach, the Sioux performers of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West changed into loose-fitting Chinese garb and…
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Frenchman Henri Farman was already a celebrated cycling champion, race car driver and entrepreneur when he ordered a biplane from…
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Of all the city slickers ever to venture into the 19th century American West, Oscar Wilde towered above the rest,…
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The motor launch tied up at the small-boat pier in Seeadler Harbor in New Guinea to disembark a dozen men…
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To the disbelief of gaping onlookers in the packed stands at El Toreo, Mexico City’s largest bullring, American rodeo performer…
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The Curtiss-Wright Corporation came into being in 1929 through the merger of companies started by pioneering aviators Glenn Curtiss and…
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